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Melapress Role Editor

The complete WordPress user roles plugin for everyone

By Melapress·Roles·Free
5(1 reviews)
·60 active installs·Updated 2 months ago
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As of April 2026, Melapress Role Editor is a WordPress roles plugin with 60 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 1.4K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 5.0+ and PHP 8.0+. Available on WordPress.org since 2025. Recently updated within the last 3 months. Top alternative: Members – Membership & User Role Editor….

5/51 reviews
60active installs
1.4K+total downloads
1 yearsince 2025

Overview

Melapress Role Editor enables you to easily manage your WordPress user roles. Create, edit, and delete user roles like a pro thanks to the intuitive interface and wizards that hand-hold you every step of the way.

Melapress Role Editor comes with several features, including:

  • Ability to create, edit, and delete custom user roles with ease
  • Granular post-based permissions, enabling you to allow edit access to one post but not another
  • Useful out-of-the-box custom roles
  • Backup and restore user role configurations
  • Auto-detect user role changes with restore prompt
  • Add users to multiple roles
  • Allow or Deny capabilities
  • Out-of-the-box support for Easy Digital Downloads, WooCommerce, and Yoast SEO
  • Capability of pretty names for easier referencing

Melapress Role Editor Benefits

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Ratings & Reviews

51 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress5.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP8.0+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

1.2.0 (2026-01-14)

  • Security fix

    • Improper Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Secondary Role Assignment.
  • Improvements

    • Removed redundant Search button from Role Editor as search runs automatically while typing.
    • Improved the UX: added notes and description on core roles, and also restricted deletion of core roles.

…and 2 more changes

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

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Plugin Info
Version
1.2.0
Last Updated
Jan 14, 2026
WP Requires
5.0+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
8.0+
Active Installs
60
Downloads
1.4K+
Added
Jan 30, 2025
Business
Free

Tags

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Developer

M
Melapress
6 plugins0.4M+ total installs
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